...and then of course there is the extra resolution. These are the reasons some veteran birders are adopting the D7100, but shunned the D7000. Oh, and by the way, buying a D7000 or D5200 doesn't go very far toward buying the only lens I need right now - the $18,000 800 f5.6 VR.

But seriously, all three of these cameras are tremendous bargains but for different users. What I fail to understand is how you can turn the affordability of the D5200 or D7000 into a criticism of the D7100.